The Store is Closed

Due to business travel, the store will be closed from
Friday, December 14th through Monday, December 24th.
During this time, you will be able to browse,
but the shopping cart will be turned off.

The store will re-open on Tuesday, December 25th.

Orders placed through December 14th
will be mailed on December 15th.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

About the store: We carry mainly writing paper - pads, notebooks, letter sets, and accessories - mostly from Japan. If you have any questions or are not sure what you need, please feel free to contact us via the "About" link.

12/8/2018 - The A5 Seven Seas Standard is out of stock. The factory is working on them, and we anticipate delivery some time in February.

8/25/2018 - The A5 Seven Seas Crossfield is out of stock. Despite its popularity, we are taking a break from this notebook, and have replaced it with the MicroDot dot-grid notebook.

8/25/2018 - Over the next few months we are paring back our already minimal product offerings in favor of the Seven Seas and Cafe Note notebooks. We are also looking into manufacturing other "original" offerings of non-Tomoe River notebooks. We will continue to offer and expand upon notebook accessories. This will allow us to divert our resources, time and attention to the most popular products as well as improve/expand the information on our site.

Writing in thick notebooks can be uncomfortable - as you get to the bottom of the page, your hand has no where to rest, and the pen becomes unstable. Here is are some tips that may help you avoid that situation.

Have you ever wondered whether that expensive notebook or paper pad you need is a good value relative to other choices out there? If so, please check out our Notebook Value Comparison!

If you are concerned about "show through" of reverse-side writing on thin papers, please read this.

Check out these pictures of vintage handwriting samples on old paper from the "Golden Age" of handwriting. The lines on the handwritten letters are spaced 9.5mm apart; the lines on most of my correspondence papers are 10mm apart. Line spacing on note-taking paper (for example, steno/legal pads) and journals is typically 6-8mm.